Following the huge Towie cull big names like Gemma Collins, James Argent and Chloe Sims have secured themselves contracts worth more than the rest of the cast

A Towie insider exclusively tells The Sun Online: “After the big cast cull, which saw names like Chris Clarke and Amber Dowding leave, the rest of the cast were keen to sign up to the show on new contracts.

“Historically, everyone is on the same contract, no matter who you are, and everyone gets paid the same.

“But this year, the rumour’s got around that everyone is being paid different daily fees and it’s causing chaos.

“Everyone wants to know who’s getting paid what and there are a lot of hurt feelings.